7. Reggie Miller giving his color (more like black and white) commentary during TNT’s playoff basketball games. Reggie: “DeAndre Jordan just needs to make his free-throws.”

8. Cincinnati Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco was listed as “doubtful” before every game for the last three weeks, but never placed on the disabled list.

9. The Safeway supermarket near my house has six check-out lines, but there are never more than two lines filled with people, and neither of those lines has moved in the last eight months. The self-checkout sort-of works, as long as you don’t ever want to bag anything.